一切經音義 2.45

2.45

狐狼（上何姑反說文云妖獸也鬼所乘而有三德其色中和小前大後死必首丘從犬從孤省聲也孤字從瓜下朗當反說文云獸名似犬銳頭白額高前廣後從犬良聲之者也）。

Foxes and wolves (狐狼: the upper character is he + gu fan. The Shuowen jiezi says: a phantom beast, ridden by ghosts, which has three virtues; its color is central and harmonious, small in front and large behind, and at death it always points its head toward its native mound. It takes the dog (犬) signific and gu abbreviative phonetic. The character 孤 takes the melon (瓜) signific. The lower character is lang + dang fan. The Shuowen jiezi says: a name of a beast resembling a dog, with a sharp head, white forehead, high in front and broad behind; it takes the dog (犬) signific and liang phonetic).